And that's what it is.

They supported it in principle but don't anticipate it will do much other than antagonize judges and hollow out the defense bar, neither of which will do anything to expedite executions.

Not only does California vote to keep the death penalty but voted to make it faster to put someone to death. It isn't like this was a mid term election where the left didn't come out, the state went overwelming for Clinton, it baffles me.

We have a weird relationship with the DP. When tabling for propositions, even very young voters were adamant we needed to keep it for the cases of the most heinous crimes. They would not be swayed by any argument.

The media has a huge portion of the state, crossing all ethnic, economic and political lines cowering in fear of violent crime at all times.

I work with a guy, a black Donald Trump supporter, he lives in Rancho Santa Margarita which is quite possibly the safest place on earth and is convinced there are gang members casing the neighborhood and drug addicts shooting up and smoking crack behind every bush. There is no reasoning with him.

My father says it started with the Watts Riots and never went back.